"Career" versus "Job" ??? surprising attitudes on how women feel about their work

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:51 EDT - Forbes.com - Top Stories

"Career oriented women feel more respected at home and say their spouses are more helpful" - so state the results of a national survey of more than 4,600 men and women. Find out about this and other surprising attitudes about women and their work.

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It’s no wonder that a random bad day will trigger the quit response in struggling parents. Someone gets sent home from school sick, a playdate is missed, the family is frenzied and at least one of the parents feels out of control. “I’m bringing home $200 a week for this?” comes the question that often results in the family downsizing to one income.

I've just returned from vacationing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with my family, a treasured annual tradition for us. It was wonderful to be able to spend quality time with my husband and kids, unplug and restore.

Earlier this week, Max Schireson, the CEO of MongoDB, shocked the tech world. He resigned from the CEO role, staying on as vice chairman, because he wanted to spend more time with his kids. He said it all in an impassioned resignation letter. "I love my job, I just wished there was less of it," he told Business Insider.

Few, if any, major workout clothing brands are more closely identified with women than Lululemon, which is what makes news of the company’s plan to open a store geared exclusively to men in New York City all the more intriguing.
“We’re such a strong women’s brand,” Felix del Toro, SVP of Lululemon Men’s told TIME. “There hadn’t been the same amount of attention to who the guy was, who the guest we’re appealing to was.” (Guest, for the uninitiated, is retail-speak for customer.)

Few, if any, major workout clothing brands are more closely identified with women than Lululemon, which is what makes news of the company’s plan to open a store geared exclusively to men in New York City all the more intriguing.
“We’re such a strong women’s brand,” Felix del Toro, SVP of Lululemon Men’s told TIME. “There hadn’t been the same amount of attention to who the guy was, who the guest we’re appealing to was.” (Guest, for the uninitiated, is retail-speak for customer.)

A regulation requiring proof of personal income in credit card applications has justly been described as “anti-housewife”. The rules hurt the ability of nonworking spouses to access credit and build their own independent credit standing. There is a smart solution to the problem—but it’s not the one currently being proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Before getting to that, a bit of background is in order.